Baba Punhan

Baba Punhan, born Atababa Seyidali oghlu Madatzadeh (Azerbaijani: Baba Pünhan), (5 November 1948, Baku – 17 April 2004, Baku, Azerbaijan), was an Azerbaijani poet.^[1][2]

Baba Punhan
Born	(1948-11-05)November 5, 1948 Kurdakhany, Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Died	April 17, 2004(2004-04-17) (aged 55) Kurdakhany, Baku, Azerbaijan
Occupation	Poet
Language	Azerbaijani
Period	1962–2004
Genre	Satire
Notable works	Sad Truth What have I said... If Karabakh goes...

Biography

He was called up for military service in 1968, which he served in Kiev.^[3] He was praised for popularising Azenglish in Azerbaijani literature.^[4][5]

Music

Throughout his career he composed numerous pieces of meykhana based on modern Azerbaijan.^[3]

List of works

Baba Punhan published about 278 ghazals.^{[citation needed]} His most well-known books include:^[6]

• Acı həqiqət (Sad Truth, 2000)
• Yalan çeynəyə–çeynəyə (Chewing Lies, 2000)
• Mən nə dedim ki ... (What have I said..., 2004)